SAFERIDER - Advanced telematics for enhancing the SAFEty and comfort of motorcycle RIDERs
Overview
Background & policy context:
Motorcycle and moped fatalities account for 17,8% of the total number of road accident fatalities in Europe and, compared to a passenger car occupant, a motorcycle rider is 26 times more likely to die in a crash, based on vehicle miles travelled, as riders are among the vulnerable road users.
Objectives:
SAFERIDER aimed to enhance PTW riders' safety by applying ADAS/IVIS on PTWs of all types for the most crucial functionalities and develop efficient and rider-friendly interfaces and interaction elements for riders' comfort and safety. Relevant applications prioritisation was based on in-depth accident studies, riders needs and wants, as well as benchmarking and ergonomic inspection of existing applications. The selected functionalities were developed according to a modular and multi-layer (perception-decision-action) architecture, allowing multi ADAS/IVIS applications setup and integration.
Four ADAS applications were preliminary planned to be developed, namely Speed Alert, Curve Speed Warning, Frontal Collision Warning and Intersection Support; as well as four IVIS applications, namely eCall, Telediagnostic Services, Navigation and Route Guidance, Weather, Traffic and Black Spot Warnings. They were supported holistically by optimal and concise warning concepts and strategies, supported by new haptic elements, an integrated smart helmet and context-related HMI adaptation; integrated upon three riding simulator and eight PTW demonstrators of three manufacturers (PIAGGIO, TRIUMPH and YAMAHA) and tested in six sites Europe-wide.
Methodology:
Within its tasks, SAFERIDER aimed:
- To develop priority Use Cases for ARAS/OBIS implementation on PTWs.
- To define the functionalities of the prioritised ARAS/OBIS for PTWs of different levels, based on accident analysis data and naturalistic driving studies.
- To design and develop ARAS/OBIS prototypes for the selected functionalities.
- To design an optimal HMI concept and develop warning/ information provision elements for the prototypes, as well as for potential combinations of their output.
- To technically verify the developed ARAS/OBIS and integrate them to different motorcycles and motorcycle simulators.
- To estimate the safety impact and user acceptance of the prototypes in a series of pilot applications.
- To develop a Design Guidelines handbook for ARAS/OBIS integration and HMI design for motorcycles.
- To develop riders training tools for optimal ARAS/OBIS usage.
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